Man commits suicide at Tagore Garden station

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Man commits suicide at Tagore Garden station

Sunday, 18 August 2019 | Staff Reporter | NEW DELHI

In yet another suicide at Delhi Metro's station, a 27-year-old man jumped in front of the metro at Blue line's Tagore Garden metro station on Friday night.

According to a senior police official, the deceased has been identified as Rahul, a resident of Najafgarh.

"A police control room (PCR) call was received at around 11 PM on Friday at Raja Garden Metro police station about a person entangled between track and platform at Tagore Garden metro station," said the senior police official.

"Acting on the call, Emergency Response Vehicle (ERV) was dispatched for the spot. On reaching the spot, police team found Rahul lying between the metro tracks. He was taken to nearby hospital where doctors declared him brought dead," said the police official.

"Police have also recovered CCTV footage of the incident in which Rahul can be seen jumping off before the metro train. The body has been sent to Deen Dayal Upadhyay (DDU) hospital for autopsy," said the police official adding that police have initiated the proceedings under section 174 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC ).

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